On October 5th, Elliott Erwitt’s California, 1955, was auctioned off for $35,000 at Christie’s New York. This is the highest price ever paid for a work by the artist

Elliott Erwitt has shot many images that have become modern masterpieces. His unparalleled visual talent captures something special that transcends the moment, making it live on and develop a life of its very own.

This Collector's Edition gathers some of his most memorable works in a landmark collection. From his image of Marilyn in that white dress to his portrait of a dressed Chihuahua in proportion with a pair of woman’s legs and that of a Great Dane—in each instance it was Erwitt’s faultless sense of timing and his eye for the remarkable?whether a glance, a movement, or an interaction—that made the work unique. Each of these icons is a representation of how we live, a lasting symbol of the age and its vitality, that will represent our world to future generations.